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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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